The Penn's Grove record., 1887-10-08

exertion of strength and address, the
doctor managed to raise himself to the
summit Of q rock which commanded
the whole sweep OF the cavern, and
drew Miss Saville up altar him to a
point OF precarious safety, when a sim
gle false movement might p%recipitate
them into space or dash them against
the rocky sides OF the recess. Already
the sea began to wash the base Of the
cliff. Stopped Tor an instant by the
narrow opening, they returned the next
moment with monotonous and terrible
regularity. The food gradually gained
the victory, the holIows and channels
Of the soil were first filed, then the
rocks were swiftly gained on by the
advancing sea and in turn disappeared.
Molluscs, crabs, Holsters and shell fish
of all sorts recovered from their torpor
and began a busy quest for food, a
whole submarine world sprang into
activity and a crystalline light like that
of an aquarium filed the ave An
enormous breaker struck the rock on
which the doctor and his trembling
companion had taken refuge; a second
would inevitable topple IL over. Greg
DRY closed her eyes that she might not
see the approach of death.
Several moments Of unutterable an
guish were spent when the doctor said:
.sBe brave, child; we are nov safe.
The tide will rise no higher to-day.
1t Will remain at flood for an hour,
then it will begin to fall, and IN two
hours we will be able to walk hence
| dryshod, while in three hours Point de
la Cherve will be released from its
watery embrace"
Yes, but how are they to live during
that time, bent double and cramped mp
on their risky perch, suffocated by the
heavy. foul air, their position growing
m~omaStarily more difficult The act
i've vlNilance of the doctor never de-
serted him. Carefully he drew from
his pocl&et a phial of cordial and forced
"a few drops between Gregory's clenched
l teeth, and at the same time brlskly
rubbed the s~tiffening arms of the sense
less girl who was, despite herself, rap
idly falling into ll~felessness.
How slowly and painfully the hours
dragged along. As o o as the tide
permitted, bruised and stiff with their
double imprisonment, they descended
from their sore but saving perch,
crawling along the wall like lizards,
Gregory too feeble to walk and her
guide no longer able to carry her.
Happily their absence had awakened
general ~uneasiness, and search expedi-
tons were organized on their behalf.
They were soon discovered and taken
to the Hotel de Norvege, where they
dried their dripping garments before a
roaring wood fire. Miss Saville insist
ing upon starting back to Audierne
without losing an instant, for she knew
that her brother-In-law, Sir Arthur,
and her sister would be in a state of
normal terror because of her protracted
absence.
Night had fallen. The pony chaise
rolled along the silent country road.
The villages we're wrapped in slum-
Der. How good it felt to live after
paVing sat face to face with death,
saved oy him, and 10 be alone with him
in this starry night following a day of
tempesti They approached Audierne;
at the end of the road the steeple of the
village church uplifted its gray pro
file.
ST shall never forget this day."
whispered Gregory-she did not dare
say 81 shall never forget you"
"And l." returned the doctor, ''shall
never recall it without emotion. In
five minutes we shall separate; perhaps
to say goodbye forever, but in my exile
l shall often invoke the image of my
charming companion of a dangerous
dav >fG
Gregory felt
completely
0priety.
Nrt?" she